"thousands of copies were printed on cheap newsprint. It remains a collector's item more than six decades later, and is widely sold in used comic-book stores. In 1928 the poem served as the basis for a silent film ""The Lady of the Lake"" directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Percy Marmont and Benita Hume. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures. The Lady of the Lake (poem) The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos,"
"repertoire. La donna del lago La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake) is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola (whose verses are described as ""limpid"" by one critic) based on the French translation of ""The Lady of the Lake"", a narrative poem written in 1810 by Sir Walter Scott, whose work continued to popularize the image of the romantic highlands. Scott's basic story has been noted as coming from ""the hint of an incident stemming from the frequent custom of James V, the King of Scotland, of walking through the kingdom"
"La donna del lago La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake) is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola (whose verses are described as ""limpid"" by one critic) based on the French translation of ""The Lady of the Lake"", a narrative poem written in 1810 by Sir Walter Scott, whose work continued to popularize the image of the romantic highlands. Scott's basic story has been noted as coming from ""the hint of an incident stemming from the frequent custom of James V, the King of Scotland, of walking through the kingdom in"
"Le Lac (poem) Le Lac (English : The Lake) is one of the most famous poems of Lamartine, in the ""Méditations poétiques"" published in 1820. Julie Charles, (the wife of the famous physician Jacques Charles), was a person Lamartine admired. The poet's muse hadn't been able to come to the Lac du Bourget (locale of many previous encounters) in August 1817, where they had planned to meet again; mortally ill with tuberculosis, she died soon thereafter. Lamartine returned to the lake alone to see again the places they had visited together. Surprised to find the natural setting unchanged and indifferent,"
"father. In 1796, Scott's friend James Ballantyne founded a printing press in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. Through Ballantyne, Scott was able to publish his first work, including ""Glenfinlas"" and ""The Eve of St. John"", and his poetry then began to bring him to public attention. In 1805, ""The Lay of the Last Minstrel"" captured wide public imagination, and his career as a writer was established in spectacular fashion. He published many other poems over the next ten years, including the popular ""The Lady of the Lake"", printed in 1810 and set in the Trossachs. Portions of the German translation"
"years of the 19th century: Scott's romance was quickly made into unauthorized romantic melodramas. In November 1810, Scott wrote to a friend that ""The Lady of the Lake"" was being made into a play by Martin and Reynolds in London and by a Mr. Siddons in Edinburgh. About the same time, Scott received a letter from a friend and army officer who ended his note with a copy of the music of the Boat Song, ""Hail to the Chief."" A version of ""Lady of the Lake"" debuted in New York May 8, 1812, and ""Hail to the Chief"" was published"
"poem The Lady of the Lake. Her daughter was Louisa Caroline Stewart-Mackenzie. Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie Mary Elizabeth Frederica Mackenzie (1783 – 28 November 1862) was the eldest daughter and heiress of Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth. Also known as ""Lady Hood Mackenzie"", or by the sobriquet ""The Hooded Lassie"", she was married in turn to Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and James Alexander Stewart of Glasserton. Mackenzie was the subject of a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a prophecy attributed to the Brahan Seer. She was also responsible for introducing the first evangelical Calvinist preachers to the Isle"
"The Fairy of the Lake The Fairy of The Lake is a play written by John Thelwall in 1801. It was published in his book ""Poems Chiefly Written in Retirement"". It is a melodrama set in approximately the Fifth Century and centres on Arthurian legend. The play was never performed in its time, as it was banned for being too provocative around the same time when Thelwall himself was arrested and tried for treason in England. The play consists of three acts. Rowenna, a Saxon sorceress, and married to the king of Britain (Vortigen) plots to overthrow her husband and"
"publication of Scott's poem ""The Lady of the Lake"" in 1810. He was also among the first artists to take a major interest in depicting the urban landscape of Glasgow. Towards the end of his career he undertook panoramic works of the views from the top of Ben Lomond, which played a part in opening up the Highlands as a spectacle that would be taken up by artists in the second half of the century. In the Victorian era, the tradition of Highland landscape painting was continued by figures such as Horatio McCulloch (1806–67), Joseph Farquharson (1846–1935) and William McTaggart"
"Ave Maria (Schubert) ""'"" (""'"", D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6, 1825), in English: ""Ellen's Third Song"", was composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Opus 52, a setting of seven songs from Walter Scott's popular epic poem ""The Lady of the Lake"", loosely translated into German. It has become one of Schubert's most popular works, recorded by a wide variety and large number of singers, under the title of Ave Maria (after Ellen's song, which is a prayer to the Virgin Mary), in arrangements with various lyrics which commonly differ from the original context of the"
"Jimmy MacDonald, Luke Robinson-Grant DEMONS OF THE NOON—Amanda Debison, Claire St-Francois, Emma Lavender, Jessica Brown The Fairy of the Lake The Fairy of The Lake is a play written by John Thelwall in 1801. It was published in his book ""Poems Chiefly Written in Retirement"". It is a melodrama set in approximately the Fifth Century and centres on Arthurian legend. The play was never performed in its time, as it was banned for being too provocative around the same time when Thelwall himself was arrested and tried for treason in England. The play consists of three acts. Rowenna, a Saxon"
"The Lady of the Lake (Sapkowski novel) The Lady of the Lake (Polish original title: ""Pani Jeziora"") is the fifth novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1999. It is a sequel to the fourth ""Witcher ""novel, ""The Swallow's Tower"" (""Wieża Jaskółki""). The story opens with Ciri bathing in a pond in an unknown world. As she does so, Sir Galahad of the Arthurian legend stumbles upon her. After mistaking her for the Lady of the Lake, they then talk and Ciri recounts her story. The story cuts to a"
"Amelia Opie, another romantic, was publishing poetry in the early 19th century and was an active anti-war campaigner. Anne Bannerman (1765–1829) reworked legends of King Arthur and Merlin. William Blake worked in words and pictures to share his visions and mysticism. In 1807 Thomas Moore published ""Irish Melodies"". Lord Byron produced many influential poems during this period. In 1808 Goethe published part one of ""Faust"". In 1810 Sir Walter Scott published ""Lady of the Lake"". Percy Shelley published a gothic novel: ""Zastrozzi"". The term """"Gothic"""" had, by this time, come to mean a desire for a romantic return to the"
"""Lady of the Lake"". In August 1826, Wightman joined others to petition Austin to charter a town at Matagorda. Wightman also petitioned Austin for a league of land and on May 25, 1827 he accepted title to a sitio (or league) in Matagorda County. The sitio was located at the mouth of the Colorado River on the east bank of the river. In 1828, Austin sent Wightman and David G. Burnet to the United States to recruit new settlers. While in New York, Wightman married Mary Sherwood, a former student, on October 26, 1828. The couple began their return journey"
"of Robert Burns). Byron did not visit the Lakes, but he ridiculed the isolation and narrowness of mind of the older Lake Poets, as well as of their abandonment of radical politics. The hale and hearty John Wilson provided an alternative take on the role of Lake Poet. He lived near Windermere between 1808 and 1815 and knew the older Lake Poet trio well. His poetry (""Isle of Palms"") reveals a physical response to the Lakes scenery (he was an energetic walker and climber), and emphasises companionship and energy as against Wordsworthian quiet and solitude. Wilson knew both Harriet Martineau"
"London Art Journal declared him a master of landscape painting. In the winter of 1866–1867, Duncanson returned to Cincinnati. Inspired by his European travels, he painted many scenes of the Scottish landscape. Duncanson's time in Canada and the United Kingdom allowed him to gain even greater recognition in the international art scene. This painting was inspired by a selection from Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott's 1810 poem, ""The Lady of the Lake"". The narrative poem was important to several important contemporary African American leaders, such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Frederick Douglass. Art historian Joseph D. Ketner considers ""Ellen's Isle,"
"Portrait of a Lady (poem) ""Portrait of a Lady"" is a poem by American-British poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), first published in September 1915 in "". "" It was published again in March 1916 in ""Others: An Anthology of the New Verse,"" in February 1917 (without the epigraph) in ""The New Poetry: An Anthology,"" and finally in his 1917 collection of poems, ""Prufrock and Other Observations."" The poem's title is widely seen to be derived from the novel of the same name by Henry James. The poem's epigraph is a famous quotation from Christopher Marlowe's play ""The Jew of Malta"":"
"Lake Isle of Innisfree ""The Lake Isle of Innisfree"" is a twelve-line poem composed of three quatrains written by William Butler Yeats in 1888 and first published in the ""National Observer"" in 1890. It was reprinted in ""The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics"" in 1892 and as an illustrated Cuala Press Broadside in 1932. ""The Lake Isle of Innisfree"" exemplifies the style of the Celtic Revival: it is an attempt to create a form of poetry that was Irish in origin rather than one that adhered to the standards set by English poets and critics. It received critical"
"get within a hundred miles of Leicester Square."" Lake Isle of Innisfree ""The Lake Isle of Innisfree"" is a twelve-line poem composed of three quatrains written by William Butler Yeats in 1888 and first published in the ""National Observer"" in 1890. It was reprinted in ""The Countess Kathleen and Various Legends and Lyrics"" in 1892 and as an illustrated Cuala Press Broadside in 1932. ""The Lake Isle of Innisfree"" exemplifies the style of the Celtic Revival: it is an attempt to create a form of poetry that was Irish in origin rather than one that adhered to the standards set"
"The Lady of Shalott ""The Lady of Shalott"" is a lyrical ballad by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892). It tells the story of a young noble woman imprisoned in a tower on an island near Camelot. She can only watch the outside world through a mirror and must weave what she sees. She has heard that if she looks at Camelot directly, she will be cursed. One of the poet's best-known works, its vivid medieval romanticism and enigmatic symbolism inspired many painters, especially the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers. Like his other early poems – ""Sir Lancelot and Queen"
"after the publication of ""The Lady of the Lake"" by Sir Walter Scott in 1810. The poem described the beauty of Loch Katrine. Aberfoyle describes itself as ""The Gateway to the Trossachs"", and is well situated for visitors to access attractions such as Loch Lomond and Inchmahome Priory at the Lake of Menteith. A tourist information office run by VisitScotland sits in the centre of town, offering free information, selling souvenirs and acting as a booking office for many of the local B&B's and hotels. Aberfoyle Golf Club was built in 1860 and is located just south of town near"
"the Lake"", extending his romantic portrayal of Scotland's past from border ballads to poems of a medieval past rich in chivalry and symbolism. The poem gives a roll call of Trossachs place names, the lady herself being found on Loch Katrine. Scott followed up with his 1817 historical novel ""Rob Roy"" romanticising the outlaw cattle thief Raibert Ruadh, who was born by Loch Katrine and buried at nearby Balquhidder. The leading Victorian art critic John Ruskin (1819–1900) and the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (1829–1896) spent the summer of 1853 together at Glenfinlas in the Trossachs. Millais started a painting"
"SS Sir Walter Scott SS ""Sir Walter Scott"" is a small steamship that has provided pleasure cruises and a ferry service on Loch Katrine in the scenic Trossachs of Scotland for more than a century, and is the only surviving screw steamer in regular passenger service in Scotland. It is named after the writer Walter Scott, who set his 1810 poem Lady of the Lake, and his 1818 novel Rob Roy around Loch Katrine. In 1859 Loch Katrine became Glasgow's main water supply, connected by aqueducts and tunnels to the city more than away through a hilly landscape. The Trossachs"
"poem. It was arranged in three versions for piano by Franz Liszt. The piece was composed as a setting of a song (verse XXIX from Canto Three) from Walter Scott's popular epic poem ""The Lady of the Lake"", in a German translation by (1780–1822), and thus forms part of Schubert's . In Scott's poem the character Ellen Douglas, the Lady of the Lake (Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands), has gone with her exiled father to stay in the Goblin's cave as he has declined to join their previous host, Roderick Dhu, in rebellion against King James. Roderick Dhu, the"
"the Kennebec River, State of Maine, 18th June, 1798. 1st Love, Mary H. of New London : last love, Mary T. of New York ; intermediate sweethearts without number. No great compliment to the greatest Poet in America should like the change tho' ; had to pawn my Diamond Ring (the gift of a lady), and go tick at Delmonico's for Dinner. So much for being the greatest Poet in America. The greatest Poet of the Country ought to have the freedom of the City, the girls of the gentry gratis, grab all along shore, the magnificent Mary, and snucks"
"Lanzelet Lanzelet is a medieval romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194. It is the first treatment of the Lancelot tradition in German, and contains the earliest known account of the hero's childhood with the Lady of the Lake-like figure in any language. The poem consists of about 9,400 lines arranged in 4-stressed Middle High German couplets. It survives complete in two manuscripts and in fragmentary form in three others. The author is often identified with a Swiss cleric named in a document from 1214, though little else is known of him. He claims he translated ""Lanzelet"" from a"
"and journalist Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859). However, at the time, Walter Scott (1771–1832) was the most famous poet. Scott achieved immediate success with his long narrative poem ""The Lay of the Last Minstrel"" in 1805, followed by the full epic poem ""Marmion"" in 1808. Both were set in the distant Scottish past. The early Romantic Poets brought a new emotionalism and introspection, and their emergence is marked by the first romantic manifesto in English literature, the ""Preface"" to ""Lyrical Ballads"" (1798). The poems in ""Lyrical Ballads"" were mostly by Wordsworth, although Coleridge contributed the long ""Rime of the Ancient Mariner""."
"an Iron Age hill fort at Dunmore. The Trossachs were one of the first parts of Scotland to become a recognised tourist destination due the area's position on the southern edge of the highlands and the quality of the scenery, which may be considered to represent a microcosm of a typical highland landscape. The poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy visited the area, with Dorothy publishing an account of their visit in ""Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland"" in 1803. The scenic charms of the area came to popularity with Sir Walter Scott's 1810 poem ""The Lady of"
"by the poem. It shares its name with the Arthurian character, the Lady of the Lake. Other allusions to the legend are scant. The poem begins with a rapid-moving hunt, chasing a stag in the forests of the Trossachs. The stag outruns the hunt, exhausting all its members until only one huntsman –- who, we later learn, is James Fitz-James –- follows it until his horse falls down dead of exhaustion. The huntsman blows his horn to try to contact someone, and wanders to the shore of Loch Katrine where a young woman, Ellen Douglas, rows across and picks him"
"term applied to marauders or cattle-lifters, which Rob Roy MacGregor, a respectable cattle owner was erroneously accused of being. It is the fictional setting of Sir Walter Scott's poem ""The Lady of the Lake"" and of the subsequent opera by Gioachino Rossini, ""La donna del lago"". Robert Roy MacGregor was born at the head of the loch. Loch Katrine is now owned by Scottish Water, and has been the primary water reservoir for much of the city of Glasgow and its surrounding areas since 1859. The water level has been artificially raised by around - the loch can be drawn"
"Lake Poets The Lake Poets were a group of English poets who all lived in the Lake District of England, United Kingdom, in the first half of the nineteenth century. As a group, they followed no single ""school"" of thought or literary practice then known. They were named, only to be uniformly disparaged, by the ""Edinburgh Review"". They are considered part of the Romantic Movement. The three main figures of what has become known as the Lakes School were William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey. They were associated with several other poets and writers, including Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles"
"died impoverished in 1875 in Athens, Greece. The poem has been set to music by numerous composers, including Charles Gounod, William Horsley, and Henry Robinson Allen. Isaac Nathan's rendition appears in an album ""the best songs of the world"". Maid of Athens, ere we part ""Maid of Athens, ere we part"" is a poem by Lord Byron, written in 1810 and dedicated to a young girl of Athens. Each stanza of the poem ends with the same Greek refrain, which Byron translated as ""My life, I love you!"". It may be viewed as an example of macaronic verse, although it"
"The Lake of Darkness The Lake of Darkness is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1980. It won the Arts Council National Book Award for Genre Fiction in 1981. The title comes from a quotation from Shakespeare's King Lear: Martin Urban is a young accountant leading the comfortable though somewhat dull life of a bachelor. Unexpectedly he wins a very large sum of money in a football pool (104,754 pounds 46 pence), but he decides to give half the money away to the poor. Then Francesca enters into his life, a mysterious young woman who captures"